280 THE GREEN-HOUSE CATALOGUE. 



Pelargo^nium BoylecB, the Countess of Cork's Stork's- 

 bill, S.G. 50, a shrubby much -branched stem, with distichous 

 cuneate leaves, and fine large flowers, white, and variegated 

 with red and dark purple. It is a free-grower, and flowers 

 early in spring and till the end of summer. 



P. lobdtum, cow-parsnip -leaved Stork's-bill, S.G. 51, 

 B.M. 1986, a large rough tuberous root, crowned with large 

 various-formed leaves ; the flowers small, of a very dark 

 purple, fragrant during the night, but without scent during 

 the day. This is a beautiful and curious plant. Mr. Sweet 

 in his Geraniace(B~ says, ' We have seldom observed it in 

 flower, which is probably owing to the mode of treatment. 

 When the plants are in a dormant state, they require 

 scarcely any water till they show an inclination to grow ; 

 they should then be fresh potted in an equal mixture of 

 turfy loam, peat and sand, with the pots well drained ; they 

 must then be regularly supplied with water ; as they grow 

 they may be shifted into larger-sized pots if required, and 

 they will flower as freely as any other kind : the best method 

 of propagating them is by the little tubers of the roots, 

 which may be planted several in one pot in the same kind 

 of soil: their tops must be just above the surface of 

 the mould, and they require scarcely any water till the 

 wound is callused over, when they may be watered re- 

 gularly, and they will soon make durable young plants.' 

 Geran. 51. 



P. pinguifdlium, greasy-leaved Stork's-bill, S.G. 52, the 

 stem shrubby, much branched^ the branches succulent ; the 

 leaves between kidney and heart shaped, and the flowers 

 large, pale, and dark red veined. The plant is rather ten- 

 der, and must not be over-watered. 



P. opulifolium, Guelder-rose-leaved Stork's-bill, S.G. 53, 

 a shrubby erect stem with few branches, and cordate, 

 wide, concave, five-lobed leaves ; the flowers very large. 



